What about painted umbrellas?
Yard flags? (Those mini ones that stick into the ground)
Papier mache vessels? These can easily be collaborative, so no one person
has "ownership"...first layer can be newspaper strips, second layer plain
newsprint (in my district, we have pastel-colored newsprint, so I use it as
a "primer" layer to cover the print of newspaper and prep paper mache
projects for the tissue paper layer)...and then a layer of analogous colors
of tissue paper, which provides vivid color.
Wood cutouts? One year we did life-size wood cut-outs of kids (the husband
of a co-worker cut them out for us) which we then primed and collaboratively
covered with tissue paper collage, again analogous colors of tissue paper.
We had other ideas for decoupage, but ran out of time. One of the figures we
did differently...it was painted solid black, and then "mosaic-ed" with
polymer clay "tiles." We didn't have enough tiles to cover the entire
figure, so we did the jacket and the shoes. Looks kind of like Elvis,
believe it or not. I can send you photos of these if you email me off-list.
Origami or tissue paper flower bouquets/arrangements?
Origami bird &/or butterfly ornaments?
Polymer Clay Pinwheel Magnets?
Regular pinwheels for garden display?
Mat board clocks? (Could be painted, decoupaged, "tiled" with smaller mat
board pieces, etc., and have clock works attached.)
Potato print (or eraser, styrofoam, or linoleum print) card sets?
Garden pavers? (I don't love working with plaster or concrete, so I'd not
choose this, but it's an idea.)
If the sale is in the spring, I bet items that can go in a garden would be
good sellers. Or on a table as a centerpiece.
A big ticket item, perhaps: a life-size packing tape figure??? I've seen
these online and they look cool, but I've never been brave enough to attempt
them. I teach elementary, and it seems too complex and time- and material-
consuming for my classes.

Okay, enough brainstorming for now. I'm looking forward to seeing what
others suggest. Good luck, and let us know what you settle on!
Amy in TN

Thank you all for letting me know that I'm not the only one out there
running around with my head cut off, trying to get one class finished and at

the same time, set up for the next group. Usually can't walk the next
day...:) I wanted to ask you all if you had any ideas for art projects that

I can suggest to our silent auction committee. Every year, they ask the
parents to make something with the kids that will then be up for auction in
the spring. This year, they've asked me to do something to help because
last year, many items didn't sell. I have shared with them my reservations
about holding the art that they've done in art class hostage until a parent
can purchase it .....as it is unethical and feels just plain wrong.
However, I do need to suggest things for our spring silent auction/online
auction. I have collected a few pieces of furniture to have the kids
decorate. Now I have the other 16 classes to plan for and each project has
to be different. The principal would like more individual pieces so the art

is more affordable and more people can buy them. We have a kiln but the
district is adamant about charging us $14,000 to hook up the proper plug for

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> Subject: Re: teacherartexchange digest: October 26, 2011
> From: Lois Girbino >
> Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:33:12 -0400
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> RE: symbaloo
> I created a mix last year for my students to use over the summer &
> posted last spring on my school website under "Summer Symbaloo"
> http://www.lgirbino.com/> Lois G.
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> "That's been one of my mantras - focus and simplicity. Simple can be
> harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean
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> Subject: RE: Re:teacherartexchange digest: October 26, 2011
> From: "Sears, Ellen" > Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:47:33 +0000
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> Lois,
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> Thanks so much for sharing! What a great resource - did it take you long
> to put it together?
>
> I am working on one for a class I have on literacy and numeracy through
> art. I love that I can really customize the placement of tiles and color
> code, but still playing with the layout. Luckily moving tiles is so easy.
>
> I saw you had Museum Box on yours - do you use it a lot with your
> students? I wish it was more collaborative - each student create a cube
> for a museum box... instead of a museum box. I guess they could all have
> the same log in and password...
>
> Ellen
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> Subject: Re:[teacherartexchange] teacherartexchange digest: October 26,
> 2011
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> RE: symbaloo
> I created a mix last year for my students to use over the summer &
> posted last spring on my school website under "Summer Symbaloo"
> http://www.lgirbino.com/> Lois G.
> --
> "That's been one of my mantras - focus and simplicity. Simple can be
> harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean
> to make it simple."
> Steve Jobs
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> Subject: oil pastel resist
> From: Chantal Pinnow > Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:03:49 +0000
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> I love the oil pastel resist. I have always done a similar project using
> tempera paint. We do the chalk outlines, paint the spaces with tempera
> paint, cover the entire area with ink and then wash the ink off. The look
> may come off faded, so some students touch up areas with tempera paint
> that they want to be brighter (some like the faded look). I love this
> project because everyone can be successful. I think I may try the oil
> pastel version this year.Chantal
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